Winter Olympics: 5 things to watch on day 11 – Eileen Gu eyes more gold, Su Yiming aims higher and China v Canada part 2
- Freestyle skier Gu will be hoping to add the slopestyle title to the big air gold she won last week
- Teenager Su and Canada’s Max Parrot will once again battle it out, this time in the men’s big air snowboard event
It was non-stop action on day 10 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Monday. The figure skaters started the day strong with the free dance segment of the ice dance event, with France taking gold, Russia nabbing silver and the United States bagging bronze.
Medals were also awarded for the inaugural women’s monobob event with the Americans sweeping gold and silver, while Canada settled for bronze.
The day was also particularly good for China, as snowboarding genius Su Yiming qualified for the big air finals and “golden girl” Eileen Gu secured her spot in the slopestyle finals for freestyle skiing.
Later in the day, China’s veteran skier Xu Mengtao soared to the gold medal with a stunning performance in the women’s aerials.
The action is set to continue on day 11, with finals for the freestyle skiing slopestyle event and snowboarding big air in the morning. In the evening, there is the short programme for the women’s singles skating event, as well as an ice hockey match between Canada and China.
Here are five things to look out for on day 11 of the Beijing Winter Games